Live Sourdough Starter: The Sourdough Cult Foodie Beginner Kit

Made with just flour and water, our live sourdough starter is nearly 100 years old and has been passed down through generations of bakers in Cheshire.

This is the starter that started The Sourdough Cult. Alive, active and slightly demanding, it arrives ready to be fed, named, fussed over and eventually turned into very good bread.

My personal starter is called “Ofbread”. Any Handmaid’s Tale fans?

One day you bake a loaf. Next thing you know, you’re talking about hydration percentages at dinner, checking your starter before bed and becoming strangely emotionally attached to a bubbling jar of flour and water.

Because sourdough people are a bit of a cult.

Our beautifully gift-boxed starter kit is made for complete beginners. There’s no need to know your levain from your lamination yet. We give you the starter, its first feed and everything you need to know to get going.

Inside the box you’ll find:

• Nearly 100-year-old live sourdough starter in a reusable food-safe jar with rise tracker

• 20g packet of premium bread flour for its first feed

• Premium black magnetic gift box with black and gold packaging (ready to gift straight away)

• Simple starter care instructions and beginner recipe

• QR code access to our online guides and FAQs

With a little feeding, you could be baking your first loaf the very next day.

Your starter is happiest at room temperature and fed daily, although it can live in the fridge if you bake less often. We recommend feeding it shortly after arrival to get it active and bubbling again.

What’s it good for?

A brilliant choice for someone who loves baking, bread, cooking or trying a new hobby. It also makes a lovely foodie gift, baking gift, birthday present, Christmas gift or unusual gift for someone who already has everything.

Great for:

• Beginner bakers

• Foodies and bread lovers

• Home cooks

• Anyone looking for a new hobby or craft

• Birthday gifts

• Christmas presents

• Gifts for Mum, Dad, partners or friends

• Anyone who has been saying “I really want to try sourdough” for the last three years

Sending it as a gift?

Let us know your preferred delivery date in the personalisation box. The starter can comfortably stay ambient for up to seven days following dispatch.

Nearly 100 years of sourdough history. Now it’s your turn to keep it going.

Feed your starter. Bake beautiful bread. Convert others.

Welcome to The Cult.

Note:

As this is a live active starter, it will need to be refrigerated or fed within 7 days of dispatch. If this is intended as a gift, please let us know your preferred delivery date using the personalisation field.

Allergens:

Contains Gluten (Wheat)